The Wild Geese (1978)
- Released
- Runtime 2h 14m
- Director Andrew V. McLaglen
- Genres Action Adventure Thriller War
- Rating 6.8/10 (295 votes)
Synopsis
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Cast
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Richard Burton
as Col. Allen Faulkner
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Richard Harris
as Capt. Rafer Janders
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Roger Moore
as Lt. Shawn Fynn
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Hardy Krüger
as Lt. Pieter Coetze
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Stewart Granger
as Sir Edward Matherson
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John Kani
as Sgt. Jesse Blake
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Jack Watson
as RSM Sandy Young
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Frank Finlay
as Fr. Geoghagen
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Kenneth Griffith
as Arthur Witty
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Ronald Fraser
as Sgt. Jock McTaggart
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Barry Foster
as Thomas Balfour
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Winston Ntshona
as Julius Limbani
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Percy Herbert
as Keith
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Ian Yule
as Tosh Donaldson
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Glyn Baker
as Esposito
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Paul Spurrier
as Emile Janders
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Rosalind Lloyd
as Heather
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David Ladd
as Sonny Martinelli
Crew
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Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
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Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
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John Glen
Editor
- Roy Budd Original Music Composer
- Euan Lloyd Producer
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Erwin C. Dietrich
Producer
- Reginald Rose Screenplay
